Daily Current Affairs  – 4 March 2021

Facts in News Enchanting Ladakh It is the annual handloom and handicraft expo, held at Dilli Haat. It is organised by the UT’s Department of Industries and Commerce to promote handicrafts of the region. It has a wide variety of products that showcase the work of over 70 artisans from different parts of Ladakh. Their […]

In News: After 170 years, a ‘lost’ bird was found in the jungles of Indonesian Borneo. Black-browed Babbler It is a small brown-grey songbird with a distinctive broad, black eye-stripe running all the way around its head. Scientific Name: Malacocincla perspicillata. It is a songbird species in the family Pellorneidae. The species is endemic to […]

In News: World Wildlife Day 2021 is being celebrated on 3rd March with the theme ‘Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet‘. Background The day was chosen as World Wildlife day by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on 20 December 2013 at its 68th session. The aim was to celebrate and raise awareness about animals […]

In News: Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) are organizing Global Bio-India 2021. It is a mega international congregation of biotechnology stakeholders, including international bodies, regulatory bodies, Central and State Ministries, SMEs, large industries, bioclusters, research institutes, investors, and the startup ecosystem. Key Highlights Theme: “Transforming lives” Tag line: “Biosciences to […]

In News: Recently, The Supreme Court dismissed a plea seeking sedition charges under Section 124A of the IPC against former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah over some of his reported remarks after the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution Background The petitioner accused Dr Abdullah of his comments that “ he would […]

In News –India’s trade-restrictive policies have inhibited the potential of the bilateral trade relationship between India and the US according to the 2021 President’s Trade Agenda and 2020 Annual Report. It is an annual report submitted by the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to Congress. Key Highlights of the report According to the report, the United […]

In News: FICCI and UN-based Better Than Cash Alliance hosted Merchant Digitization Summit 2021. Theme-Towards Atma Nirbhar (Self Reliance) Bharat with a special focus on Himalayan Regions, North East Regions and Aspirational Districts of India. Key Highlights  The Summit brought together leaders from the public and private sectors to accelerate responsible digitization of merchants in […]

In News: U.S. Department of Commerce is preparing to tax aluminium sheet exporters from 18 countries after determining on Tuesday that they had benefited from subsidies and dumping. The US International Trade Commission (ITC), an independent body, must approve the final decision to impose anti-dumping or countervailing duties. On request of nearly a dozen U.S. […]

In News A recent massive fire has threatened to cause enormous damage to the Similipal Biosphere Reserve, Odisha. The fire broke out in isolated places of Similipal in the Mayurbhanj district in the first week of February and now it has finally been brought under control. About Forest Fires It is the most common hazard […]